City-Data BlogTelling stories through data2017-09-26T12:00:24Zhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/feed/atom/Alexander Fishkovhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=40652017-09-25T18:25:08Z2017-09-26T12:00:24ZAlexander Fishkov, Ph.D. student Computer Science In this post, we will combine data from the American Time Use survey and Current Population survey to see how time use patterns change with geographic location. We used 11 years of ATUS data (2003-2014) and the corresponding CPS data about the respondent’s state of residence. The American Time … Continue reading Time use across the nation→

]]>0Andrey Kamenovhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=47012017-09-22T19:12:28Z2017-09-24T12:00:21ZAndrey Kamenov, Ph.D. Probability and Statistics More pharmacology companies than ever are actively filing for patents. In fact, in Massachusetts, the number has doubled in the last five years. We detailed this trend in our recent post about the most innovative companies in the state.Let’s see whether this trend is characteristic of the state or … Continue reading Pharmacology companies: the numbers keep growing→

]]>0Kristine Barseghyanhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=6532017-09-21T16:59:59Z2017-09-22T12:00:13ZKristine Barseghyan, Ph.D. (ABD) Social Sciences In a way, college education has greater symbolic value for ordinary Americans than wealth — today, 85 percent of Americans think going to college is a big part of the American Dream, while only 69 percent think so about wealth.[i]Education was and is one of the main mechanisms of … Continue reading Generation Y – Freshly Educated and Deeply Indebted→

]]>0Andrey Kamenovhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=45442017-09-20T18:09:10Z2017-09-20T12:00:08ZAndrey Kamenov, Ph.D. Probability and Statistics Unlike some other states housing the most innovative companies, people don’t usually associate Massachusetts with a particular field. That makes a study of the patent portfolios of the local businesses even more appealing.Let’s take a look at the word cloud first. It was generated using the abstracts of patents … Continue reading IT, Defense and Surgery: a look at innovation in Massachusetts→

]]>0Pavel Prikhodkohttp://www.city-data.comhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=44432017-09-18T19:34:15Z2017-09-18T12:00:10ZPavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning Gambling is a popular and widely profitable industry in the United States. The heart of all casinos, the state of Nevada, produced more than $10.6 billion in revenue from gambling in 2014. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, this was an increase from the $10.4 billion in 2013. In … Continue reading American gambling industry→

]]>1Andrey Kamenovhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=45362017-09-14T17:44:16Z2017-09-16T12:00:49ZAndrey Kamenov, Ph.D. Probability and Statistics California is the state with the highest number of newly-issued patents in the U.S. Several factors come into play here: not only does the state have the largest population, but it also has the most universities and high-tech companies.Silicon Valley companies do indeed account for a significant portion of … Continue reading Silicon Valley and innovation in California→

]]>0Alexander Fishkovhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=54802017-09-13T19:28:07Z2017-09-14T12:00:31ZAlexander Fishkov, Ph.D. student Computer Science In this post, we will revisit the topic of occupation and marriage dependency, and same-occupation couples in particular. Recently, new five-year American Community Survey data was released by IPUMS USA. This is the most comprehensive version of the survey, having the widest coverage of the population (even in smaller … Continue reading Same-occupation couples: new estimates→

]]>0Pavel Prikhodkohttp://www.city-data.comhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=46812017-09-11T18:58:39Z2017-09-12T12:00:21ZPavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning In a previous article, we examined the history of boxing in the United States and gauged peoples’ interest in professional boxing. Now we can review the number of American viewers who watched professional boxing on pay-per-view TV from spring 2011 to spring 2015 using numbers from Statista.com.The number of people who purchased pay-per-view boxing … Continue reading Fists and money – participants and pay per view viewers of boxing→

]]>0Andrey Kamenovhttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=48712017-09-11T16:01:00Z2017-09-10T12:00:41ZAndrey Kamenov, Ph.D. Probability and Statistics Just how important is wireless communication? In 2016, the word appeared in over 30 percent of all patents in the “Multiplex Communication” category.According to a Cisco VNI White Paper, the company expects annual global internet traffic to increase threefold over the next five years. They also expect the traffic in the … Continue reading Innovation in wireless communication→

]]>0R.T. Younghttp://www.city-data.com/blog/?p=3302017-09-07T16:16:47Z2017-09-08T12:00:40ZR.T. Young, Ph.D. Business Economics It is an often-heard discussion point: why do states such as California or New York have such high unemployment rates?Observers have pointed to various causes, including high tax rates, generous welfare programs and high regulation. How big of an effect these factors have on state unemployment rates is not the … Continue reading Unemployment Across Time and Space: Will the State Differences Stay Around Forever?→